Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Fidelity Japanese Values PLC Asset Value Investors Limited 3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, indicates that it is in respect if more than one holder, the number of of holding of the shareholder shares held by each of them named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in Registered holders: the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that Chase Nominees person's spouse or children under the age of 18 - British Empire Securities & General Trust plc 8,322,000 As above Nortrust Nominees - Yale University 5,165,000 Chase Nominees - Rockefeller University 250,000 BoNY Nominees - CF AVI Global Fund 136,986 5. Number of 6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of shares/amount issued class /amount of stock issued class of stock disposed acquired 0.39% n/a n/a 386,986 9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date company transaction informed Ordinary 25p Shares 250,000 - date 5 May 2004 not known 136,986 - 5 May 2004 12. Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issued notification class following this notification 13,873,986 14.13% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Rebecca Burtonwood Tel: 01737 836869 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Rebecca Burtonwood - For and on behalf of Fidelity Investments International - Company Secretary Date of notification 6 May 2004
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